Tag: landmarks

Writer James Baldwin bought the building at 137 West 71st Street in 1965, and lived there on and off for the last two decades of his life.

Welcome to the Upper West Side, where even our powerhouses are historic! A powerhouse designed by prominent architect Stanford White at

The developer behind a plan to turn the First Church of Christ, Scientist on 96th street and Central Park West into a condo building has withdrawn the

The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted this week to put St. Michael's Church on 99th street and the IRT Powerhouse

On their third try, developers won approval to turn the historic First Church of Christ, Scientist on 96th street and Central Park West into condos.

A long battle over a building next to an historic synagogue on West 70th street appears to be over. Congregation Shearith Israel plans to knock down a community house

The Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a hearing next week to remove about 100 properties from consideration for landmark status, a process

At the end of a three-hour long session at Thursday night’s crowded Community Board 7 meeting, frustration seemed to prevail regarding the proposed changes to the former First Church of Christ on

Plans to restore an historic mansion and turn a church into condos are on the agenda for a community board meting Thursday that is likely to draw a very big crowd.

A Community Board 7 committee voted against recommending a permit for a new 16-story development at 207 West 79th street, which sits in a landmark district. The new building

The Calhoun School is hoping to update its facade and entrances at its campus 433 West End Avenue (81st street) and will present the details to Community Board members on Thursday night. We received

The Landmarks Preservation Commission appears to be okay with a developer building a more modern townhouse on an historic block of the Upper West Side.

The New York Presbytery voted to rent out part of the West-Park Presbyterian Church at 86th street and Amsterdam Avenue and to sell

Much of West End Avenue between 70th and 109th streets is now part of a historic district, and the parts that aren't yet in the district will likely be landmarked within the next couple of years. But one new project got approval just before the avenue was designated, and it's ...

We reviewed strange tales of tree men, updates on education, political and real estate stories, and strange tales of murder in other publications last week. Check it all out below:

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By Emily Baer The IRT Powerhouse located on 11th Avenue between 58th and 59th Street is a beautiful example of Beaux Arts architecture, but it's also one of the most controversial buildings on the Upper West Side. A debate that began in 1979 about landmarking the powerhouse still hasn't been ...

By Maria Gorshin What was it like yesterday at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, where a highly-anticipated public hearing was held for the West End Avenue historic district extension? It could have come down to a long day of Us vs. Them; corporate greed mongers vs. local sentimentalists; The Man in ...

By Maria Gorshin Ask a neighbor to list the benefits of living on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and you are likely to find Central Park, Riverside Park, Zabar’s and Fairway among the Top 10. Look further and you might discover West End Avenue somewhere on that list. While most of ...